Improvement in cultivators



A. B; SPRINGSTEEN'.

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patented Mag/21,1872.

FFCE.

ASA BENNETT SPRINGSTEEN, OF SOHODAOK LANDING, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,991, dated May 21,1872.

Specification describinganew and Improved Corn-Heel, invented by AsaBENNETT SPRING- s'rEEN, of Schoda-ck Landing, in the county ofltensselaer and State of New York.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved hoer. Fig. 2 is a top View of thesame. Fig. 3 is a detail side view of the same, showing the other sidefrom that shown in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple, convenient, andeffective plow for cultivating corn and other crops planted in rows,

which may be readily adjusted to scrape the soil. toward or from theplants, as may be desired; and it consists in the construction andcombination of the various parts of the plow, as hereinaftermore fullydescribed.

A is the plow-beam, to the rear part of which the handles B are appliedin the ordinary manner. 0 is the standard, the upper end of which issecurely attached to the beam A. The lower end of the standard 0projects forward, and has a flange upon its side to form a seat for theshare D. The share D is made wide, broad, and low, as shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3, being about twice the size of an ordinary plowshare. The shareD is designed to pass beneath the soil, stir it up, and allow it to fallback loosely in its former place. E is the scraper, which is madetriangular in form, and with its rear edge inclined or curved downwardso as to move or scrape the soil to one The scraper E is .bolted to anarm or side.

shank, e, which is bolted to the side of the standard 0. Several holesare formed in the scraper-plate E to receive the bolts by which it issecured to the arm or shank 6, so that by removing the rear one of saidbolts the scraper may be adjusted to scrape the soil toward or from theplants, as may be desired. Several holes are formed in the standard 0 toreceive the bolts by which the arm or shank e is secured to saidstandard, so that by adjusting the rear one of said bolts the scrapermay be raised or lowered, as may be desired. F is the leveler, which ismade with a downwardly-projectin g tooth, f, to stir up the soil closeto the plants and smoot-h'it off, at the same time root ing up anygrass, weeds, 850., that may be growing close to the plants. The levelerF is securely bolted to an arm or shank, f which is bolted to thestandard C.

By removing the leveler F f f the scraper E 0 may be attached to eitherside of the standard 0. 7

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patcut- The combination, with a surface-scraper, E, of aleveler, F, provided with the root-extract or f, and arranged in therear of said scraper, as described.

ASA BENNETT SPRINGSTEEN.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM H. SCHERMERHORN, HORACE BENNETT.

